Community Calendar

The Rockford Art Museum hosts its feature exhibition ‘The Shape of Light: Contemporary Painting & Studio Glass’ through September 25. The show pairs paintings from the Museum’s permanent collection & studio glass on loan from Illinois artists and collectors; selections from the museum’s studio glass collection will also be on view.

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  April 30, 2022, 5 pm EXHIBITION DATES: April 30 - July 30, 2022

The Freeport Art Museum is pleased to present multimedia abstractions of Chicago Artist, Cleveland Dean. Cleveland was also this year’s juror for the Freeport Art Museum’s 18th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition.
His work is large, bold and created through the application of a wide variety of materials and techniques addressing personal and societal quandaries. 

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  April 30, 2022, 5 pm, Awards at 6 pm

EXHIBITION DATES: April 30 - July 30, 2022 This annual competition expanded to add Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota to  Illinois, Iowa,  and Wisconsin. Representing much of the Midwest, the Regional Juried Exhibition offers established and emerging artists the opportunity to debut recently created work. Join us for the opening reception from 5-8 pm and the awards presentation at 6 pm.
This year’s juror is Cleveland Dean of Chicago. A multi-disciplinary abstract artist, Dean’s broad interests are expressed through the diverse materials and techniques he uses in his work and the wide-ranging selections he curated for RJE18.

The Next Picture Show (TNPS) presents the “About Art” exhibition, running from June 4 through July 16, 2022.

This exhibit focuses on the subjects of portraits–a sculpture, painting, photograph, or any other representation of a person, in which the human face is the main theme. This show features all forms of media in both 2D and 3D formats.

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  April 30, 2022, 5 pm EXHIBITION DATES: April 30 - July 30, 2022

The Freeport Art Museum is pleased to present multimedia abstractions of Chicago Artist, Cleveland Dean. Cleveland was also this year’s juror for the Freeport Art Museum’s 18th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition.
His work is large, bold and created through the application of a wide variety of materials and techniques addressing personal and societal quandaries. 

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  April 30, 2022, 5 pm, Awards at 6 pm

EXHIBITION DATES: April 30 - July 30, 2022 This annual competition expanded to add Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota to  Illinois, Iowa,  and Wisconsin. Representing much of the Midwest, the Regional Juried Exhibition offers established and emerging artists the opportunity to debut recently created work. Join us for the opening reception from 5-8 pm and the awards presentation at 6 pm.
This year’s juror is Cleveland Dean of Chicago. A multi-disciplinary abstract artist, Dean’s broad interests are expressed through the diverse materials and techniques he uses in his work and the wide-ranging selections he curated for RJE18.

The Next Picture Show (TNPS) presents the “About Art” exhibition, running from June 4 through July 16, 2022.

This exhibit focuses on the subjects of portraits–a sculpture, painting, photograph, or any other representation of a person, in which the human face is the main theme. This show features all forms of media in both 2D and 3D formats.

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  April 30, 2022, 5 pm EXHIBITION DATES: April 30 - July 30, 2022

The Freeport Art Museum is pleased to present multimedia abstractions of Chicago Artist, Cleveland Dean. Cleveland was also this year’s juror for the Freeport Art Museum’s 18th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition.
His work is large, bold and created through the application of a wide variety of materials and techniques addressing personal and societal quandaries. 

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday,  April 30, 2022, 5 pm, Awards at 6 pm

EXHIBITION DATES: April 30 - July 30, 2022 This annual competition expanded to add Indiana, Michigan, and Minnesota to  Illinois, Iowa,  and Wisconsin. Representing much of the Midwest, the Regional Juried Exhibition offers established and emerging artists the opportunity to debut recently created work. Join us for the opening reception from 5-8 pm and the awards presentation at 6 pm.
This year’s juror is Cleveland Dean of Chicago. A multi-disciplinary abstract artist, Dean’s broad interests are expressed through the diverse materials and techniques he uses in his work and the wide-ranging selections he curated for RJE18.

The Next Picture Show (TNPS) presents the “About Art” exhibition, running from June 4 through July 16, 2022.

This exhibit focuses on the subjects of portraits–a sculpture, painting, photograph, or any other representation of a person, in which the human face is the main theme. This show features all forms of media in both 2D and 3D formats.